On Feb. 23, the San Bernardino County Behavioral Health Department, in partnership with the County Administrative Office and multiple Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) partners within the county welcomed representatives from the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS), Judicial Council, state partners and community collaborators for a CARE Act site visit.

The California Supreme Court today rejected a defense petition seeking its review of the case of rapper Tory Lanez, who was convicted of shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet during a 2020 dispute in the Hollywood Hills.

(Subscription required) His department is where disputes may be framed as fights over property -- trusts, estates, conservatorships and accountings -- but are often driven by something harder to quantify: memory, family history, grief, obligation and the private arithmetic of who did what for whom.

(Subscription required) In a general civil courtroom where cases range from neighborhood disputes to nationally watched litigation, Judge Michael E. Whitaker treats every trial like a flight plan -- preparation first, departure on time.